«Love and Honor» is a war melodrama directed by Danny Mooney. The action takes place in the 60s. According to the storyline young soldier Dalton Joiner (Austin Stowell) fighting at a war in Vietnam learns from a letter that his girl-friend Jane (Aimee Teegarden) has made up her mind to leave him. He can not believe such a turnabout and when soldiers get a discharge ticket, he goes to America to change his girl-friend’s mind and to propose to her. His true friend and comrade Mickey Wright (Liam Hemsworth), a cheery fellow and a big fan of fibbing goes with him. Upon coming there they get in a group of hippies headed by Jane, called Juniper now. Here the careless Mickey meets a girl called Candace (Teresa Palmer), an ardent opponent of war and a defender of peace. At first these two young people feel strong sympathy to each other and then love. But Dalton and Mickey have to hide the truth about themselves and tell everyone that they are deserters, otherwise the freedom-loving students would not be so hospitable to them, for soldiers are thought to be killers in uniform there… This story will tell you about war and peace, about freedom and struggle, love and friendship, honor and betrayal, the hard choice the young people will have to make.
As it is, the movie touches upon many important themes, it is drama-like, but it fall short of it and resembles of a melodrama. It explores major themes, the play of the nice actors Liam Hemsworth, Teresa Palmer and others is not at all bad, but despite the timing of an hour and a half the movie turns out to be somewhat boring, dragged out, and you have a feeling that it is longer.
From all the heroes we like most of all the untiring jester Mickey who turns a faithful friend, a daredevil who is changing from a womanizer to an ordinary fellow in love during the film; Candace, since childhood devoted to one aim - struggle for peace and freedom; Dalton who never listens to anybody and always reaches his aims, who is a reliable friend besides; antihero Peter played by Chris Lowell, a timorous boy doing mean actions and supposing himself to be very smart. One cannot say that the main heroes are notable for something, but at the background of other unremarkable, ordinary characters they look much better than others.
Generally, the “Love and Honor” movie came out as an average melodrama for a one-time view. It reminds of the “Dear John” film. Young fans of the genre or girls waiting for their boy-friends from army may like the movie. But one should not expect special impressions from the film - it will not excite stormy emotions or agitation, you can while away the time with it.
«Love and Honor» is a war melodrama directed by Danny Mooney. The action takes place in the 60s. According to the storyline young soldier Dalton Joiner (Austin Stowell) fighting at a war in Vietnam learns from a letter that his girl-friend Jane (Aimee Teegarden) has made up her mind to leave him. He can not believe such a turnabout and when soldiers get a discharge ticket, he goes to America to change his girl-friend’s mind and to propose to her. His true friend and comrade Mickey Wright (Liam Hemsworth), a cheery fellow and a big fan of fibbing goes with him. Upon coming there they get in a group of hippies headed by Jane, called Juniper now. Here the careless Mickey meets a girl called Candace (Teresa Palmer), an ardent opponent of war and a defender of peace. At first these two young people feel strong sympathy to each other and then love. But Dalton and Mickey have to hide the truth about themselves and tell everyone that they are deserters, otherwise the freedom-loving students would not be so hospitable to them, for soldiers are thought to be killers in uniform there… This story will tell you about war and peace, about freedom and struggle, love and friendship, honor and betrayal, the hard choice the young people will have to make.
As it is, the movie touches upon many important themes, it is drama-like, but it fall short of it and resembles of a melodrama. It explores major themes, the play of the nice actors Liam Hemsworth, Teresa Palmer and others is not at all bad, but despite the timing of an hour and a half the movie turns out to be somewhat boring, dragged out, and you have a feeling that it is longer.
From all the heroes we like most of all the untiring jester Mickey who turns a faithful friend, a daredevil who is changing from a womanizer to an ordinary fellow in love during the film; Candace, since childhood devoted to one aim - struggle for peace and freedom; Dalton who never listens to anybody and always reaches his aims, who is a reliable friend besides; antihero Peter played by Chris Lowell, a timorous boy doing mean actions and supposing himself to be very smart. One cannot say that the main heroes are notable for something, but at the background of other unremarkable, ordinary characters they look much better than others.
Generally, the “Love and Honor” movie came out as an average melodrama for a one-time view. It reminds of the “Dear John” film. Young fans of the genre or girls waiting for their boy-friends from army may like the movie. But one should not expect special impressions from the film - it will not excite stormy emotions or agitation, you can while away the time with it.
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